When I was in South Africa recently I saw a lot of Portulacaria afra growing wild. It is a jade-like bush that is called Elephant Bush because it is apparently the favourite food of elephants, although I never actually saw an elephant feed on it.
I saw it most while I was travelling across the Karoo from Cape Town to Knysna along the Garden Route. In Afrikaan it is known as “spekboom”.
So I was ... Read More …